Shock absorber



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To all whom t may concern.'

` lle it lrnown that l, Lnwis MORGAN Neer., a citizen of the lUnitedStates, and a resident olf liouisville,y in the county of Jedei'son andt Fitate ol Kentucky, have :invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Shock tbsorl'iers, ot which the lfollowing; is a specification.

lll/ly present invention relates generally to sho/.lr absorbers and moreparticularly to a sboclr absorber oi the type adaptable to transverselydisposed body springs and therefore especially applicable to Fordautoinobiles, my object being the provision ot la a simple, strong` anddurable arrangement which will promote sigrhtliness in appearance andmay be readily and quickly installed by certain simple additions tothespring parts already in use.

.ln the accornpanyingdrawing which illustrates my invention and 'forms apart ol? this specification,

Figure 1 is a front view illustrating the practical application ot myinvention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view oit the parts shown in Figure 1, and YFigure 3 is a vertical section taken through the parts substantially online 8-3 oit' Figure 1..

Referring now to these iigures l have shown the axle 10 and maintransverse leal' spring 11 of a Ford automobile as the parts appear inthe usual construction at the Airont, with the exception that thespring` suspension links 12 are detached at their 'upper ends from thespring support 13 and the latter is utilized to support the pivot 14 atthe outer end of a lever 15 of channel torni, to which the upper endsoit the links '12 are pivoted as at 16 intermediate the ends ot Vthelever. The inner end ot lthe lever is widened to form laterally deectedears 17 through which, the upper threaded ends ot a lul-bolt 18 extend.This U-bolt passes around the axle' 10 with its extensions at the sidesoi the axles and projectingr through the laterally flanged ends 19 of an`)inverted lll-shaped spring` supporting; clip 2() fitting; downwardlyover the main leal' springl 11 adjacent to its outer end. 'lhe iianges19 form one support for shock absorbing coil springs 21, disposed aroundthe extensions of the lil-bolt 18 and, as shown in Figures 1 and 2,normally under slight compression between the flanges 19 `and the lllSerial lilo. 436,?39.

laterally deflected ears 1i" ot lever 15, above the latter ot which thelll-bolt extensions are threaded to receive nuts 22.

ln this way, and in view of the normal curvature oil.I the main leailspring 11 it is quite obvious that the supporting clips 20 oi? theshoclr absorbing springs act to prevent undesirable sidesway and, inconjunction with the lil-bolts 18, operate to ettectively guide theparts in such a way as to allow 'tree and unobstructed action ot theleali spring in its normal operation and still alisorb all shocks andjolts in the rebound ot the parts which in many instances in con--nection with the ordinary springs are had it not worse than the resultii no main spring` is present.

l havinp; the lever 15 of the channel form shown, added protection isaiilorded to the suspension link-S12 of the main leaf spring and to thesupport 13, which latter has its equivalent at the brake hubs in a rearconstruction and the lever in addition torins an eliective guide .inconnection with this support.

Lever 15 may have an oil hole Q3 adjacent to its outer end, in line withthe pivot bolt 1li so that the latter can be effectively lubricated, itbeing obvious that the .other parts are readily accessible 'fiorpurposes ot lubrication at all times.

l claim: y

1. 'lhe combination with the main leai'' spring', its support andsuspension links, of a lever pivotally connected adjacent to its outerend to the said main spring support and intermediate the ends oit whichthe said spring,1 suspension links are pivoted, an a-Xle embracing'Ubolt having1 its upper ends secured through the lever adjacent to thein` ner end ot the latter, a supporting clip of inverted ill-form seatedon the main leai springand having lower outstanding iianges throupghwhich the extensions of the U-bolt loosely project, and shock absorbingsprings coiled aroundthe extensions of the tl-bolt and extending`between the flanges ot said clip and the inner end o'lI the said leveras described. l

9i. The combination with the main leaf spring, suspension links andsupport there oit, of a lever ot channel form having depending sideportions, a pivot connecting the outer end ot the lever withthe saidspring' support, a pivot intermediate the 'TOLL which Clip fluoextensions of Said Ulmll loosely plojec-l, nml coil Sprung (llsmrfwlaround lw extensions ol 1h@ .will U-boll :mfl '1L' eltewlng between 'hoSuhl Clip und the in nel' 0nd olf the level'.

LEWIS MORGAN NEAL.

